Dispensing-faucet.



F. l. HARTMAN. J. BUNYARD & J. ROBERTS.

DISPENSING FAUCET.

APPLICATION mso Ams, 1914.

1 8 1 ,662 Patented .May 2, 1916.

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\ Jamin( NITED STATES PATENT FFCE.

FRANK J'. HARTMAN, JOSEPH BUNYARD, AND JAMES ROBERTS, OF OFALLON, ILLINOIS.

DISPENSING-FAUCET.

Application filed April 9, 1914.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that we, FRANK J. HARTMAN, JosEPH BUNYARD, and JAMES RoER'rs, citizens of the United States of America, and residing at OFallon, in the county of St. Clair and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dispensing-Faucets, of which the following is a specification.

The primary object of this invention is to provide an improved faucet which is adapted to control the discharge of three different passageways.

Another object is to provide a faucet with an improved tapered sleeve valve which will control two passageways, and a tapered plug valve carried by the sleeve valve for controlling another passageway; the discharge from said passageways being discharged int-o a common outlet passageway.

Other and further objects will-appear in the specification, and be specifically pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings exemplifying the invention, and in which Figure 1 is a plan view of this improved faucet. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section talien on the line III-111, Fig. 2. Fig. is a horizontal section taken on the line IVgIV, Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a vertical section taken on the line 11T- 17, Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is a rear end elevation of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings: 1 designates the faucet which has formed therein a vertically arranged tapered opening 2. Leading from said opening to the discharge end 3 of the faucet is adischarge passageway 4. Leading from the receiving end 5 of the faucet to the opening 2 are a pair of parallelly arranged passageways 6 and 7. Communicating with the passageway 6 is a supply pipe 8. Communicating with the passageway 7 is a supply pipe 9. Horizontally arranged above the passageways 6 and 7 is a passageway 10, said passageway also being in communication with the opening 2 of the faucet 1.

Turnably mounted in the tapered opening 2 is a tapered sleeve valve 11, said valve being held in said opening by the nut 12 which is engaged atthe bottom of said valve by the threads 13. Formed in said sleeve valve 11 is a vertically arranged tapered opening 14. Turnably mounted in said Specification or" Letters Patent.

Patented May 2, 1916.

Serial No. 830,572.

opening is a tapered plug valve 15. Mounted on the lower end of the plug Valve 15 is a coil spring 16, said coil spring bearing against the lower end of the valve 11 and a washer 17, said washer being held in position by the nut 18 which is mounted on the end of the plug valve 15.

Secured to the top of the valve 11 is a xandle 19. The upper end of the plug valve Z3 extends through the handle 19 and is turnably mounted therein, said plug valve having a handle 2O secured to the upper end thereof. This handle 20 is adapted to rest in the pocket 21 formed in the handle 19. Formed on the top of the faucet (1) is a projection 22, forming stops 23 and 24, and carried by the valve 11 is a stop 25.

Formed in the valves 11 and 15 is a port 26 (see Figs. 3 and 5), said port adapted to register with the passageways 6 and 7. Formed in said valve 11 on a plane above said port 26 is a pair of opposed openings 27. said openings being adapted to register with the horizontally arranged opening 2S `formed in the plug valve 15.

1n the operation of this improved faucet, assuming that the position of the handles 19 and 2O (as shown in Fig. 1) are in the position of discharge, the port 26 will be in communication with the passageways 4 and 6, allowing a liquid to be withdrawn from the supply pipe 8. 1f it is desired to withdraw liquid from the supply pipe 9, the handle 19, carrying the handle 20, will be turned half a revolution until the stop 25 will engage the stop 23. This will put the port 26 into a position of communication with the passageways 4 and 7.

1f it is desired to close off the faucet so that no liquids will be dispensed therefrom, the handles 19 and 21 will be turned until the stop 25 is positioned midway between thestops 23 and 24. This will place the port 26 1n a position at right angles to the passageways 4, 6 and 7, and said port will then be located in an idle position across the passageway 4.

If it is desired to draw liquid from the supply pipe 29, which is in communication with the passageway 10, the port 26 will be in an idle position just described. Then the handle 20 is engaged and turned to a position at right angles to the handle 19, which movement will turn the plug valve 15 to the position where the openings 27 and '28 of the sleeve valve and plug valve, respectively, will register with each other and the passageway 10.

This improved faucet is primarily designed for saloon purposes in the dispensing of beer, as the standard beers are generally classified as light and dark, one class of beer being supplied through the pipe 8, and the other through the pipe 9. Water is another item which can be supplied by the pipe 29. All of said dierent liquids will be dispensed through the one discharge passageway 4. As this one faucet will do the duty of three, a faucet of this improved character will be inexpensive of manufacture.

What we claim is:

1. A faucet having three horizontally arranged receiving passageways, a discharge passageway disposed in horizontal alinement relative to said receiving passageways,

a sleeve valve for controlling a pair of said receiving passageways for registration with said discharge passageway, and a plug valve located in said sleeve valve cooperating with said sleeve valve for registering said other receiving passageway with said discharge passageway.

2. A faucet having three horizontally arranged receiving passageways, a discharge passageway, a sleeve valve having a port formed therein for controlling a pair of said receiving passageways for registration with said discharge passageway, and a plug valve located in said sleeve valve cooperating with said sleeve valve for registering said other' receiving passageway with said discharge passageway, said valves being located between said receiving passageways and said discharge passageway.

3. A faucet having three horizontally arranged receiving passageways, a pair of said passageways being on the same horizontal plane, the other said horizontal passageway being located above said pair of passageways, a sleeve valve having a port formed therein, said port adapted to form means of registration of either of said pair of passageways with a discharge passageway, and

a plug valve located in said sleeve valve cooperating with said sleeve valve for registering said other receiving passageway with said discharge passageway, said valves being located between said receiving passageways and said discharging passageway.

4. A faucet having three horizontally arranged passageways, a discharge passageway, a valve adapted to register each of said receiving passageways with said discharge passageway, said valve comprising a tapered sleeve and a tapered plug valve mounted in said sleeve, a port formed in said sleeve, saidv sleeve when turned causing said port to register with one or the other of a pair of said receiving passageways, said plug valve having a horizontal opening formed therein cooperating with a passageway in said sleeve valve for registering said other receiving passageway with said discharge passageway, said sleeve and said plug valve being located between said receiving passageways and said discharge passageway.

5. A faucet having three horizontally arranged passageways, a discharge passage way, a valve adapted to register each of said receiving passageways with said discharge passageway, said valve comprising a tapered sleeve and a tapered plug valve mounted in said sleeve, a port formed in one side of said sleeve, a pair of opposed openings .formed in said sleeve above said port, said sleeve when turned causing said port to register with one or the other of a pair of said receiving pas sageways, said plug valve having a horizontal opening formed therein adapted to aline with said pair of openings of said sleeve for registering said other receiving passageway with said discharge passageway, said sleeve and said plug valve being located between said receiving passageways and said discharge passageway.

FRANK J. HARTMAN. JOSEPH BUNYARD. JAMES ROBERTS.

In the presence of- CLARENCE WOLFE, WALTER PANNIER.

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